3) Mrs. Fielder decides to build a small snow shel...

Question

3) Mrs. Fielder decides to build a small snow shelter for her children to wait in before the school bus arrives in the morning. She only has enough wood for a total perimeter of 20 feet. 

Show all the ways to make the wood shelter. 

Length	Width	area	perimeter
			20

What dimensions should she choose to have the greatest area in her shelter?

B) What dimensions should she choose to have the least area in her shelter?

Answer 1

L W A P

5 5 25 20

4 6 24

3 7 21

2 8 16

1 9 9

0 10 0

greatest area is when the length = width = 5 feet

least area is when width = 10 & length = 0 or width =0 and length =10